Pilot Scoop: Scott Foley to Play Doctor for CBS

This is going to put a serious crimp in Teddy and Henry’s “marriage” on Grey’s Anatomy: Scott Foley is set to play Christine Lahti’s son in the CBS drama pilot The Doctor.

Foley — who is currently recurring as Kim Raver’s spouse of convenience on the ABC hit — will costar on Doctor as David, a cocky cardiologist and the son of Lahti’s lead character.

Doctor, written by Everwood/Privileged vet Rina Mimoun, centers on a mother (Lahti) who reconnects with her adult children when she joins the family medical practice.

Also joining the cast is The Good Wife‘s Michael Boatman. He’ll play the Chief of Staff at the hospital where Lahti’s character will complete her residency who becomes both her mentor and advocate as she re-enters the workforce.

I think that there will be a Season 9. ABC just signed Tony Phelan and Joan Rater to a two year exclusive deal tied to Grey’s Anatomy. They will serve as No. 2 to Shonda Rhimes and will run the writers’ room. A two year deal will take us into a Season 9.

I have to admit, when I first read that headline on Twitter I was “Oh no not Cristina/Owen”. So I am thankful it isn’t them because I love Owen and Cristina. As for Scott Foley I love him as an actor but could careless about his GA character. I really hope he takes Teddy with him, seriously.

Good riddance, I would be very happy if Teddy and Henry are no longer on my screen. I want to see more Mer/Der and Cris/Owen. The first part of S7 when they were the main focus the show was getting really good again, and then they went haywire after xmas hiatus focusing on characters I could careless about.

I’m sad that Michael Boatman will be leaving The Good Wife, I’ve grown to love him on the show. But I understand, regular status beats recurring in terms of $$$.

Still, I don’t see The Doctor going to series. This is CBS we’re talking about and anything that’s not a cop procedural (namely, ONLY The Good Wife) struggles immensely. Too bad too, because the show sounds interesting.

yeah. i pretty much like noone on Grey’s anymore. The writers have made the characters so stupid and unlikeable- they get flightier every season, have sex with anything that moves without protection, are so self absorbed that their patients suffer…. i’m sorry but it’s very had to take them seriously as doctors and to care about them as people. The Doctor show does sound bland and boring so it should fit in on CBS perfectly.

So glad it’s not Owen and Cristina. LOVE them together. I want to see more of them interacting instead of all the time they waste on characters like Teddy that I just can’t even stand. I wish Teddy would just leave. She has no chemistry with Henry, but she doesn’t have chemistry with anyone, so he should definitely take her with him. She’s just awful.

Oh please, he can do both shows. Besides in GA he is dying. The disease he has will kill him. And for the love of sanity: GA started out as a show about Meredith and he life as an intern which over the seasons turned out into something so much more than that… It actually is for the better cuz mer der storylines would have gotten old very quickly!!!!!!!!!! Face it, Teddy, Arizona, Callie and all d new ppl r here to stay and mite outlive mer and der.

I’d be sorry to see Scott Foley leave GA (if it comes to that…this new show is only a pilot at this point) as he’s so adorable that he’s managed to make Teddy bearable, which is a stunning turn of events.

Regardless, I absolutely agree with the comment that GA is at it’s best when Mer/Der and Cristina/Owen (plus Alex…basically the Remaining Three Interns) anchor the show with the other characters in more supporting roles.

Love, love, love Cristina and Owen together. They are my favorite TV Couple ever. Hopefully we’ll see more of them in the final episodes of the season. They are magical together.

And it’s true. Next season could well be the last for GA, so we need to enjoy it while we can.

I hope the show works, I really do like Christine Lathi, she’s a good actress. It seems Michael Boatman is everywhere these days, gossip girl, the goodwife, now the doctor, as for grey’s I think the show has run long enough, the actors are good, but the personal stories suck. I don’t like owen & christina, teddy w/anybody (girl is weird looking), Arizona & Callie not working for me, not a fan of bisexual characters. Scott Foley (fine, fine, fine).

That’s a shame because I really like Scott Foley in Grey’s but they already have too many characters, they don’t need any more regulars. The new show does not sound very appealing. Sounds kind of low energy. But maybe it won’t be. Christine Lahti is excellent. And I’m hoping for a season 9 of Grey’s as well. I’m not ready to see the series go.

I love scott foley, so I hate to say this, but I really hope this pilot bombs and is not picked up for 2 reasons: 1. we don’t need any more medical dramas, we have enough of them. To be honest, Off The Map is one too many. 2. I love his character on Grey’s and I think they can do a lot with him.